REACTING to *The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe* SO ICONIC!!
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James and Ninetailedbrush are reacting to The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and it is so iconic! Escape to the world of Narnia where Edmund, Lucy, Peter and Susan are destined to be kings and queens and have been called by Aslan himself to take on the great and power White Witch. Enjoy this first time watching narnia reaction!
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Should we watch the rest of the Narnia movies??
YESS!
Yes!
Yes please!!!
This one is definitely the best for me (I never red the books, though).
Some people prefer the second one because it's darker (it's a human/human conflict, unlike the first one), and the third one... well... it "closes" the story.
But for me the first is the most magical one.
yes!
Fun fact: the scene where Lucy first finds herself in Narnia was actually the first time the actress sees the set in person, which everyone waited to shoot till on her birthday and got a genuine reaction 😊
Aww that's adorable.
Same with seeing Mr. Tumnus for the first time too, she obviously had spent a lot of time with James beforehand but had never seen him in his costume yet until that moment.
This is the comment I came to the comments for! 🥰🙌
I highly recommend the cast commentary on this film, it's brilliant!
Also in that scene the actress that played Lucy was going through growing pains, in fact the director said that she had pain so bad that they had to carry her off the set during that scene they had to wait for her to grow I think about half an inch and they finished this scene
This is a reminder for everyone who is mad about Edmund betraying his siblings for Turkish Delight: In the books, and in the movie, the Turkish Delight had a charm in it that made it highly addictive and made you crave it like drugs. So not only was Edmund, a literal child, given an ego trip by the witch, she literally got him addicted to something that would ensure he would come to see her so he could have more.
Also this was during the war and sugar was being rationed so candy was pretty scarce.
I couldn't stand Edmund. By the end and into the second movie, he was my favorite character. In the books too. He had a depth to him.
That, i completely do not remember, so that does help
And the kids who read this could empathise because this plays in WWII and sugar was rationed to well into the Fifties.
The scenes between Edmund and the White Witch hit so differently as an adult. I can't believe I never realized it before, but they're SO fucking predatory and gross.
People are usually shocked when they find out that the guy who directed the first two Narnia movies also directed the two first Shrek movies. Best movies ever 🤘🏼
Dude, I hope they do the Shreks! Like Shrek 1-3.
What??? That’s INSANE!!!
I think that's why such a big festival actor as Tilda Swinton agreed to a role in a mainstream fantasy from Disney. Shrek is now considered a classic, but at that time it was a damn revolution. Shrek 2 even participated in the competition program of the Cannes Film Festival. This is a league higher than the Oscar nomination for best cartoon.
@@whitenoisereacts fun fact: the director read the books before taking on the project. He was genuinely a fan which is why he was able to capture the narnia world so well. I highly recommend you guys check out the behind of scenes of narnia on TH-cam 😊 they show some of the special effects on set. When Lucy first enters narnia… They blind folded her to not see the set. They wanted to capture her genuine reaction to the fake snow!
The voice of the fox is also the voice of Prince Charming from Shrek 2!
I wish they'd explained it better in the movies, but in the books, it says the White Witch's food was enchanted, and anyone who'd had just a bit of the enchanted Turkish delight would keep coming back for more and more and eat until they'd killed themselves. So that's why Edmund was so much easier to manipulate and eager to sell out his family once he ate some Turkish delight. It was magically drugged.
Yeah! I love the movies, but they have to sacrifice some details that help explain what's happening- which is sad, as you never quite get the full picture. I see a lot of people being unfair to Edmund because of this- they don't quite understand. Plus it doesn't help that this takes place in the middle of the Blitz in WW2 and that there was heavy sugar rationing- at that point in the war, they would have been without sugar for several years already, except for maybe some penny candy during Christmas but even that was rare.
That would have been a good data so many wouldnt have seen Edmund so negativly
So... that makes the White Witch a drug dealer? 👀
This looked rather obvious to me, especially now that I've re-watched the movie recently, since Edmund acted like someone with an addiction. He begged for more and kept coming back no matter how much it cost him, he didn't want to eat anything that wasn't Turkish delight, he showed the behaviour of someone in abstinence and became conscious of what he had done once the witch stopped feeding them to him. And all he did was all just for -candies-, which of course felt off, so I assumed the candies plus everything that was happening in his life had had this effect on him.
With that said, they definitely would've benefited from making it much clearer so people could've understood Edmund better and how much under the influence of the witch he really was.
Sounds like what sugar does to us diabetics if we have too much x.x
The fight sequence when the sound fades out and it's just a heartbeat as everyone runs towards each other and the sound comes rushing in again at the two sides clashing is so well done!! The animal costuming for this movie is great too.
That part always got me
Ikr that whole sequence is so amazing.
ICONICCCCC
Oh! A similar thing, the first part to come back for Tumnus is you can hear his heart start beating!
Yes, that's amazing!
Fun fact: The dogs that played the wolves had to have their trails CGI'd bc they were SO happy to be in the scenes, and go to the handlers afterwards that had sausages for them, that they were wagging their tails like crazy ☺️
That’s funny lol
Aww that's so cute!!! 😭
@@whitenoisereacts what is
Thanks for making these videos
That is the most adorable trivia I have ever heard. Thank you!
See! And who says CGI is a lazy tool!?
How does this movie do a better expressive but still realistic lion than the Lion King 10 years later
narnia 2005 the Lion King 2019 more then 10
Aslan was portrayed partly by a real lion and Weta digital magic. The lion's name was Zion, and one of the big cats at a wildlife park in NZ.
It is all gone now. Zion died years ago of old age.
Simply because on The Lion King, they made the mistake trying to have hyper-realistic animals, therefore erasing any anthropomorphic/emotional expressions.
The way the music fades with reverb when she finds the wardrobe playing hide and seek always gives me chills. It’s perfect.
Top five moment of the film for sure. So well done
I really love the fact that Peter uses WWII tactics against the witch by recreating the bomber planes with the gryphons and the boulders. Epic reaction from you guys, as always!
Technically, this was the first book written in the Chronicles of Narnia but not the first in the timeline. The first in the timeline is "The Magician's Nephew" which tells the story of Narnia's creation, where the White Witch came from, as well as the backstory of the Professor who owns the Wardrobe.
These movies are definitely underrated, especially this and "Prince Caspian." "Voyage of the Dawn Treader" is understandably hit-or-miss with audiences but I still think it's worth a watch.
I love all of them and the actor who plays their cousin in the third one was in a lot of comedy shows around the time it was made, so i already loved him. I don't know what he's doing now, i don't keep up with actors, but i hope he's doing well.
@@SassySoda He's still going strong. He was in the Maze Runner movies and I believe he's going to be a major character in Guardians of the Galaxy 3.
@@tmatthewnielsen oooh yea, i remember he was in Maze Runner! He was good in that too
Yes. The soundtracks were bangers as well
prince Caspian is an excellent movie
I have NEVER in my life put together the fact that the witch is wearing Aslan's shaved mane in the battle, that costume choice makes SO much more sense now WOW
I didn't notice that for a while either, not until much later in life but man when you realize that's what she's wearing it's disturbing!
Also there is a lot going on for Edmund psychologically. First of all he is a kid living through World War 2, who has had to endure air raids and so much fear. Secondly that same war has taken their father away and could kill him any day, and now it has kicked them out of their home and separated them from their mum and lastly his older brother (whom he feels he is overshadowed by) is acting like their dad, which Edmund sees as trying to replace their dad and perhaps even as giving up on their dad ever returning. He is angry at the world but due to his age and size is only able to take it out on his siblings, particularly Lucy who is the only one younger and smaller than him. So when someone comes along and tells him he's special and worth more than Peter he believes her. It does not excuse his behaviour, but it does explain it. At the end of the day he is a hurt, scared and angry kid.
The book also suggests that Edmund's time at a "horrid" boarding school played a significant role in his beginning to go wrong (though it doesn't specify why or how).
There's also the part in the books where it is explained that the food given to Emand by Jadis is enchanted to be extremely addictive. She gave him a taste which got him magically hooked then cutting him off and sending him home. During the time of war and sugar rationing he lived in, she was the only one he knew of who could give him the sweets, sweets he had no idea were enchanted, that he *needed.* Edmund becomes the man he does because Jadis drugged him and he had to face the ramifications and consequences of that *on his own* until the raid sent by Aslan to rescue him... possibly even for a long time after that
It's during WW1,not WW2.
@@ivanhoemallari1412 No it's not. The blitz of London that meant children were sent to the country was WW2.
@@ivanhoemallari1412
It’s WW2. 1940.
They were born in the late 1920’s to early 1930’s.
I adored the Narnia movies, I wish that they'd gotten more hype and recognition. Georgie Henley was amazing as Lucy, and gave a captivating performance, despite only being about ten years old at the time. 💗
This is the movie that made me discover James Mc Avoy.
The score quickly became a favourite of mine.
the composer is Harry Gregson-Williams 😀
me too!!! he's amazing
The funny thing is that I watched this movie so many times when I was a kid (like really I knew it by heart)
But then I wasn't really interested in actors and stuff
And I was like 16 and I showed the movie to my little cousin and then I realised that the movie was starring James McAvoy, Tilda Swinton and that Liam Neison was Aslan's voice.. I couldn't believe I watched it for so long and didn't know that
anyone here want another look at James McAvoy early in his career you can find him in the 2003 movie 'Bright Young Things' directed by Stephen Fry based on the book 'Vile Bodies' by Evelyn Waugh (a man - though his second wife was also called Evelyn) and he's in the first episode of 'Foyle's War', British murder mystery series set in WW2 because people were still killing each other even during a war (can also see early performances from Emily Blunt and David Tennant).
The actress who played Susan grew up and went on to be in the show "Reign" about Queen Mary, she was one of Mary's friends and "lady-in-waiting-".
The actor who played Peter grew up and went on to be a prince in the show "The Royals"
I find it interesting how they both continued in shows about royalty
Lucy's actress played a princess in The Spanish Princess as well!
@@theqveenofthorns Once a King or Queen in Narnia ALWAYS a King or Queen.
UGH! I LOVED Reign! It was my favorite show while it was airing and made me so interested in Queen Mary's life.
@@jem_aquariusmoon Same. The show was so good and heartbreaking
I really wish they had gotten to the Magician's Nephew and The Last Battle. If done properly, they would be EPIC.
The magician's nephew is my favourite of the books. To do the series properly, they'd have to film The Last Battle early and can it for the end of the run. It's not an easy thing to film from a financial stand point.
Or at the least, The Last Battle just so everything could conclude.
would've loved to have heard Tilda Swinton recite Jadis's speech in Charn. If they'd done 'THe Silver Chair' who do you think they'd have cast for Jill Pole, Puddleglum, the 'gentle' giants of Harfang, the Green/Emerald witch and the Black Knight?
@@SobiTheRobot The ending of the Last Battle completely drops the veil of the Christian allegory and becomes straight up "i am jesus and we're going to Heaven" which i don't think any studio would touch for fear of alienating non-Christian audiences. Also the character arc for Susan sucks
@@agenttheater5 I would have liked to have seen Hailee Steinfeld as Jill in The Silver Chair. I was definitely disappointed that The Silver Chair movie didn’t happen as it is my favourite book of the series. Hopefully though the new Netflix show will be great.
At that moment they heard from behind them a loud noise - a great cracking, deafening noise as if a giant had broken a giant’s plate…. The Stone Table was broken into two pieces by a great crack that ran down it from end to end; and there was no Aslan.
“Who’s done it?” cried Susan. “What does it mean? Is it more magic?”
“Yes!” said a great voice from behind their backs. “It is more magic.” They looked round. There, shining in the sunrise, larger than they had seen him before, shaking his mane (for it had apparently grown again) stood Aslan himself.
“Oh, Aslan!” cried both the children, staring up at him, almost as much frightened as they were glad….
“But what does it all mean?” asked Susan when they were somewhat calmer.
“It means,” said Aslan, “that though the Witch knew the Deep Magic, there is a magic deeper still which she did not know. Her knowledge goes back only to the dawn of time. But if she could have looked a little further back, into the stillness and the darkness before Time dawned, she would have read there a different incantation. She would have known that when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor’s stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backward.”
(Deeper Magic) "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" ~ C.S. Lewis
This series is a cultural reset. The soundtrack is so iconic and I remember we used to start dodgeball matches screaming "FOR NARNIA" and the other team screams "FOR ASLAN" great reaction and Aloha from Hawaii 🌺
Haha good to know kids from all around the world were using the same battle cries! My friends and I would do the same thing 😂 and G'day from Australia 🌞
Edmund's character growth is one of the best ever. I always felt like I related to him as a kid
Agreed but still i thought he was forgiven abit too fast lol
@@ChefNourhan it’s because aslan gave him a dressing down in whatever aslan way and then told the others not to trouble him over it, but yeah very hand wavey
C.S Lewis and Tolkien were really good friends, and when Lewis wrote the chronicles he asked Tolkien to read it, and give his thoughts and apparently hated the books.
And two other authors. They used to drink together
The reason he hated it is because Lewis put Santa Claus in the book lol. Tolkien was so mad that he had it put into his biography
Not many movies have such a strong message of forgiveness for kids. Edmund is so hateable for much of the story, yet sadly relatable. But once he’s rescued by Aslan, his sin and redemption are dealt with by Aslan, and the siblings can see that he’s repentant. They don’t see if he’s become good yet, but they see he’s humbled and wants their acceptance. And so they give it. They stop worrying about what he’s done and focus on who he is: their brother. It’s a beautiful reconciliation.
And the older I get, the more impressed I am with Lucy. What a heroine! What an inspiration! Her gentleness and valiance go hand in hand. Her honesty and humility don’t stop her from having big dreams. She shows that it is no humiliation to have the heart of a servant, and that a servant’s heart can also be a queen’s heart.
The visual effects are even more impressive when you realize it was made in 2005
Honestly, this was the The Lord of the Rings of my childhood. Absolutely love this movie, it's just so magical and I feel that the adventure aspect of it is simply timeless. Also special effects hold up very well. Unfortunately I think in the next movies the quality dropped but this one is fantastic.
Really? Prince Caspian is my favourite out of the three, so I always thought the third one was the one that went a little bit downhill.
Well, I guess I'll have to watch them again to make an objective judgement.
One of his biggest inspirations was Tolkien 😃
I love the professor at the end with the "try me". He was there when Narnia was made as a child and the wardrobe came from wood from a tree that was from an apple from a tree in Narnia. A storm knocked the tree down so Cedric used the wood to make the wardrobe.
I think you mean Digory. That mistake had me laughing madly in delight.
"Just have a happy feeling around this movie" - YES!!
Happy, but also sad because of the ending of the second one.
These movies are so magical and i always a feeling i can't quite describe when i think of them.
I wish they'd make more
The Magician's Nephew is one of my favorite books in the series. The Professor, whose house the Pevensie kids stay at, is in fact the nephew in that story. Digory Kirke is his name and he was one of the first humans to ever see Narnia. The wardrobe in his house is carved from a tree grown from an apple found in Narnia. That is why he said to Lucy at the end that "I don't think you'll get back in that way. You see, I've already tried". He was hoping to go back to Narnia by building the wardrobe but he had learned all he needed to know from Narnia. I could talk all day about these books and movies I love them so much!
I don't think that's why the wardrobe was created, that was just a piece of beautiful furniture made from the Narnian appletree. What Digory is saying in that scene is that he just tried before Lucy came into the room and it didn't work.
Also the reason why Edmund went to White Witch castle is cause in the beginning when she gives Edmund the treats and the hot chocolate she does it with her wand. In the book it explains that the wand has a spell that made Edmund go to her for him to want more of those treats. Like a bait/trap
In the book " The Magician's Nephew ", the professor is a young boy who travels into Narnia. That's why he was so curious when Peter and Susan told him about Lucy.
Also, I don't know if you caught it: the outfit the White Witch is wearing in the final battle was made from Aslan's mane.
We had just finished this book in class when this released in 2005, so our teachers arranged a field trip to the movies! It was so fun!! The entire two classes in my grade went, and got popcorn. I remember we cried seeing Aslan die in real time not just written down.
Thats amazing!!! Wish my school had thought of something like that
Absolutely love the Narnia movies, one of my family's favorites to watch, to see the characters grow through each movie and yes the books are very detailed from C.S Lewis' vision from wanting the story and characters to be seen as, I have the Narnia books in the year they were first published, the audiobook set, and box sets that contain the drawings of each character as Lewis saw them with a bio explaining in detail of who they were and the history of their people. I still love getting lost in the fantasy world that Narnia brings everytime we read or watch these movies. I would love to see your reaction and review of the other Narnia movies, thanks for putting a smile on my face, love your reactions
I remember playing Mr. Tumnus in an acting exercise and it brought back so many good memories of the first time I watched this.
I read all the books before I was 8. This is the first book written I'm fairly sure but The Magician's Nephew (the backstory of the professor, the lamppost, the wardrobe and more) is the first chronologically
The Turkish delight thing has made a lot more sense to me as I got older. He's a kid and he's in a time where rationing is well underway. I mean it's still not great on his part but I understand it more
Yeah, I loved the books honestly
@@whitenoisereacts I need to read them
Plus he's literally 12, a literal child. And he didn't know she'd be evil
This movie is pure MAGIC. The stone table scene is so intense, the battle is so iconic...one of my favourite book sagas ever. I don't care people think is for kids, Lewis is for everyone. And he was a friend of Tolkien, what more can anyone ask?
And I have to say it. The more I watch the sagas,, the more I like the Narnia movies and the less I like HP ones. There, I said it XD
Exactely! 😁👌🏻
Well, CS himself said that ditching childish things is a mark of immaturity, so... ;)
"I don't even care if you're just visiting your girlfriends dad, you NEVER sit in the special chair" 🤣🤣🤣
Lol
So glad to see this movie getting renewed appreciation, it’s so good! The fight scenes are supremely underrated - would be so keen to see your reaction to the sequel Prince Caspian!
Fun fact from New Zealand, the reason the armour/weapons, effects etc. looks so cool I because they were made by Weta Workshop (same studio that did The Lord of the Rings films)! There's a fantastic book you can get on it, and they use to sell replicas of their weapons back in the day.
I LITERALLY SCREECHED AND RAN TO GET COMFY WHEN I SAW THE NOTIFICATION FOR THIS 😳😳😳😳 this is my absolute FAVORITE movie series(especially the second movie), and hardly anyone reacts to these. I wasn't expecting you guys to react to this, I'm so happy!
That image has made my day!!!
same
I can't say how much I LOVE this movie so much enough. It's so amazingly great! I first saw it when it was released on Disney+. Can’t believe I haven’t seen it till Disney+ then at I was like 1 or 2 when it came out. My #1 fav Narnia movie are tied with the first and second one, but I haven't seen the second one since it was added to Disney+ so I need to rewatch it so see. I cried so hard to the point I was gasping/taking deep breathes of air during Aslans death scene. Edmund is so annoying in this movie besides towards the end and all, but definitely like his character more in the second and third one from what I remember. Love y’alls videos! Would love to see reactions to the other two Chronicles of Narnia movies!
yes but most people don't know that the candy he got from the witch was under a spell, that made him do anything to get more.... so it wasn't really his fault
The battle scene always makes me so emotional
Thank you so much for let us see your reaction for this BEAUTIFUL MOVIE, and thanks to the patreons too ❤
The moment the 4 of them entered the wardrobe, the foreshadowing was brilliant 👏🏽
Yes! Thank you so much for releasing this on TH-cam! As someone who just doesn't have the money to spare for Patreon I appreciate this. Narnia is my all-time favorite film franchise and book series so the more people I see react to this the happier I am. I read the entire novel collection in one immensely thick book. The films are relatively great adaptations but regardless the actors make the world come alive alongside the background music you will never forget! I still hum the central theme to this day!
Omg this movie is indeed iconic! James McAvoy, Liam Neeson, Tilda Swinton, and Dawn French among other iconic actors are so well cast 👏🏽 (It released in 2005 btw)
I could never really blame Edmund tbh. And when you said "He really felt like an outcast in the sibling group" I thought "YEAH- EXACTLY" because no matter how many times he tried to please his big brother, Peter never noticed him until it was too late.
This is the second book in the series after the Magician's Nephew (who happens to be the old professor). That book explains the origins of Narnia, the White Witch, the lamp post and why the wardrobe leads to Narnia.
C.S. Lewis and Tolkien were friends and often exchanged what they were working on to get each others opinions.
If you've never read the prequel book, "The Magician's Nephew" That smile the professor gives when he says "try me!" means so much.
One of my fav facts is the actor of Edmund was kept separate from the rest of the siblings to show. The distance between them.
I always showed this to my students before Christmas break. Older Teens, playing it cool in class but excited as little kids when watching this movie. Never goes wrong 😃
I was obsessed with Narnia as a kid, so I have read the books multiple times, along with watching all the movies and even watching it in the theatre, and safe to say I still love it
15:44 She's described in 'The Magician's Nephew' as 'practical', in that she only views everyone and everything around her in terms of what use they may be to her. When they are no longer useful to her she doesn't waste any energy thinking about them or even acknowledging them. And she's good at assessing who or what would be more useful to her. In any case she can be patient when she has to be to get what she wants
This is the first one Lewis wrote, but he has a specific order he wanted readers to read the books in. I have a big book of all the books in the series, and the books are set up in Lewis' preferred order, not chronologically.
I remember reading The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe in 5th Grade English class, and loving it!! I remember getting to watch the movie afterward and loving every minute of it!! So, I decided to read the other Narnia books since I"d liked that one so much on my own.... Once my Mom let me that is-_- I remember being so upset since this was the first time she wouldn't let me read a book series, and as a HUGE book nerd to this day, it didn't make things any easier on me. Oh, and to this day, I still call our spare room "Spare Oom":) I remember LOVING all 3 movies and have rewatched them all several times by now because I love these movies to pieces!!! I personally LOVE the second one, Prince Caspian, the MOST, but not everyone feels that way!! And yes, please watch the other ones when you have the time! Oh, btw did you guys know that C.S. Lewis and Tolkien knew each other, and were even friends???
Spare Oom ♡
I’m not sure if you realized but the actor for the professor is the same as professor slughorn from Harry Potter and I like to think that he believes Lucy about narnia bc he’s from the wizarding world lol though I know it’s bc he’s the little boy from the first narnia book who went to narnia first
My memories of this movie are ‘cute’ and ‘Tilda Swinton!’ who I still find to be so eerie and magnetic. My eyes just 👀 to her. I’ll check it out LOL.
I love this film so much. As a child I was obsessed with the animated version of the story, and as soon as I was old enough I read all the books. So as soon as this film came out I was straight to the cinema to see it and bought it as soon as it was out on DVD, where I furthered my obsession by watching all of the special features on it many times over. One of my favourite things I learnt (other than how much work went in to the sets, weapons and effects) was subtle things about costume, for instance how the White Witch's costume gets less and less pristine white and cold looking as her power wanes, as if her outfits are melting along with the real snow, to the point that she is in the dark grey at the stone table as all her power of winter is gone and in the final battle she is wearing Aslan's mane that they cut off! Amazing touches that are so easy to just pass over.
I loved this book as a child. There was a movie made for BBC, the full thing is on TH-cam somewhere if you're ever interested in watching sometime and it follows the book pretty close. It's a bit dated but it's a combo of live action with some animation mixed in there.
Also the reason Edmund was so easy to manipulate was because the food had a magic spell on it, in the book he felt sick and guilty after eating it but wanted more anyway from the magic. Some people have also compared the children in Narnia to the Hogwarts founders. Edmund is compared to Slytherin, Susan to Ravenclaw, Peter for Gryffindor and Lucy for Hufflepuff.
I much prefer the BBC version.
30:00 she did say “ready my sleigh” in the books but added “and use the one WITHOUT the bells” of that makes it more menacing
The lion, the witch and the wardrobe was my favorite book as a kid, until I read Watership Down at age 12 and was absolutley blown away.
WD is still my favorite novel at age 32.
the actor that plays the faun is James mcavoy... you must have seen him as profesor x in x men, or in split movie
Yessss!! One of my absolute favorite movies! This has seriously made my year!! 😄😄😄
I read the books years ago, a few of them more recently.
I also am a big fan of the minotaur creatures in this movie, their design is so epic. I could go on and on about this movie but I’ll keep it short. XD Hope to see you react to the sequels someday!
I was obsessed with this movie when I was 11ish. You guys got me excited with your review when I’ve seen it a million times.
Remember reading the book in 5th grade, love that they made a movie.
First thank you hero tier patrons! This made my day. As far as the trilogy goes, the first one is my favorite (and it is super faithful to the book). The second one is also worth watching. Although it is not as faithful the changes they made I think added some good themes and topics of discussion (although the book is still better). The third movie is pretty terrible, and it is the main reason the series did not continue (The second movie did not do well, so Disney sold the rights to 20th Century Fox who made the third one). You can definitely tell that there was a major change between the second and third movie. That being said the ending of the third movie always makes my grandmother cry, so it might be worth the watch.
Would you ever consider doing a book discussion one the Chronicles of Narnia like you did with Harry Potter? I know your channel has changed a lot since then and you are all pretty busy, but as a book nerd I would love to tag along if you did
I've never heard you both say how cool something is over and over again. Narnia IS cool!
And do you realize the story is based on Jesus? How the world was before Him, His crucifixion, raising from the dead and firstly overcoming death and then (one day) overcoming the devil in the final battle...
Great reaction guys, I absolutely love watching you as it feels like I'm hanging out with 2 friends 😊
For an inside about when Peter tells Susan she is trying to be smart. The wording for smart does actually work for this context because its a British work they use to say someone is Making fun, being rude, or just being a know it all. which is what Peter thinks Susan isn just being a know it all.
One thing this movie does really well, at least for me, is nail large, close, sibling dynamics. You clearly see rivalry, envy, anger, annoyance, and all of those things. But the only times you see Edmund give up information that he knows is dangerous (remember folks, he's a child) is when his life is at risk. Sometimes, instinct just takes over. It is clear that, despite their many personality clashes, these 4 characters love each other. That's something that I, as the youngest of five, have both seen, and can relate to
THANK YOU SO MUCH for putting this up on TH-cam!!!! It's late at night where I am, but I so look forward to watching tomorrow!!! All us TH-cam peasants are so thankful for this 😉 🤜🏻🤗
If you guys want something in a similar vein taking place in a similar time, I highly recommend Bedknobs and Broomsticks. Not as dark a story, it’s a Disney/Mary Poppins style film that for some reason no one seems to watch anymore. It’s also based on a book, but admittedly I’ve never read it.
it's very different and that's all I'll say, but both the book and movie tell a good story
I loved the original 1979 animated version of this when I was a kid on VHS. Okay the animation quality was quite poor, but damn i still enjoyed it. It was ripe for the live action territory!
if i remember correctly from the books: the turkish delight candy the witch gave edmund was magic and made him think of it constantly, so that was part of his being unrelenting in getting back to her. he was possessed, in a way
Here's hoping the cast will dress up one day as Kings and Queens of Narnia, just to make our hearts happy. They're still super close friends. Fingers crossed
I'm sure others have mentioned this, but the Witch creating the warm drink and Turkish Delight from snow isn't just a "Summon Food & Drink" potion... we see when Nikabrik the dwarf tosses the empty glass away that it turns back into snow, so there's no added nutrition to it. One of my very few complaints about the movie is that the book's narration makes it clear that by consuming the drink and Turkish delight, Edmund has freely if unknowingly chosen to consume some of the witch's magic, which makes him believe her over his family and the beavers and corrupts him a little. He still had an attitude before then, but the potion in his system brought out his worse side. It's a bit like eating food in fairyland and belonging to the Fey, or Persephone eating the pomegranate seeds and being bound to the underworld for part of the year.
Also, Turkish Delight, or Locum, is a kind of candy that has a consistency somewhere between gummy bears and soft caramel and is usually covered in powdered sugar and can have many flavors but popularly includes rose petal flavor and sometimes nuts. I've tried it and it isn't much favorite sweet, but I admit I'd like to try it fresh and some of the other flavors from a confectioner who makes it on site than the pre-made packaged kinds or my poor attempts at cooking them myself.
Also, when Peter says to Susan that she was trying to be smart, I believe he means like a smart aleck or a smarty-pants... not actually intelligent but snotty and know-it-all-y.
Prince Caspian is great and Voyage of the Dawn Treader is beautiful and cool, but the latter suffers a bit because Disney didn't realize that a sea journey story is a different style of storytelling than a dramatic final battle, and trying to make some overarching villain felt forced... also, by the time they got to making that one, Disney's expectations that the Chronicles of Narnia would suit them as a rival to the Lord of the Rings (which had Tolkien's brilliance and Peter Jackson's devotion as well as the fantastic acting and design and filming team) and to Harry Potter (which was super popular even if I think C.S. Lewis is a far better writer than She Who Shall Not Be Named) were proven over optimistic. Each of the Chronicles of Narnia is a different style of story and each tends to vary the cast as few remain through the entire history of Narnia, so it isn't going to let us get as close to the characters as either of the other two fantasy great series do, though it is perhaps the defining "Normal people go back and forth to a fantasy world and become heroes" fantasy example and C.S. Lewis's worldbuilding and mixing of different mythical and fairy tale elements (Greco Roman myths, talking animals, Santa, Germanic/Norse aspects dwarves and turning into dragons thanks to being greedy on magic treasure, semi-original types like monopods & humanoid stars, Djinn-Giant-hybrids like the Witch and human-fairy or human-dwarf hybrids in other books, displaced humans from our world who settled in the world of Narnia, etc) is pretty amazing and original and unique as you guys put it in that he managed to make it all work and more or less suspend our disbelief and accept the setting as uniquely Narnian.
And yes, I have read the books several times over (I really really am disappointed they never made the Magician's Nephew, Silver Chair or Last Battle).
I rewatch the Narnia movies every year, they had such a big impact on me as a child and the magic feeling I get watching them truly never gets old ❤️
Well, then, major props to you guys AND the heroes in your patron. That kindness and generosity is a delight.
James it's truly awesome u guys care about what your viewers want. I am so excited to see this reaction I loved this series as a kid!! Thank you for posting it on here and to all the patreons who were cool with u posting it
When I was little, I remember watching a cartoon version of this on TV and I thought it was so magical. It was my favorite fantasy as a child and probably even now. I didn't read the book series until I was grown. They are definitely much easier to read then LOTR books. 😂 This live version is the best adaptation of the first book. The soundtrack is one of my favorites too! The other movies are not as good.
Basically word for word like the book incredible every time. I love this like watching a childhood classic with other people.
The air raid scene and the scene where the Pevensie children evacuate London always breaks my heart. World War II must have been a terrifying time. I cannot even imagine the things that generation went through.
Fact: The co-producer Douglas Gresham is one of the stepsons of C.S. Lewis.
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That has always been so epic!
Great reaction!!! I love when Lucy pulls the blanket off the wardrobe and later when she tries to go in and the candle gets blown out.. there is a hilarious blooper where one of the crew on set is in the wardrobe and you can hear them try to blow out the candle for a good 30 seconds and the actress just has to stand there and look excited 🤣🤣🤣 We read the books as kids...then I think this movie came out around Christmas (probably due to Santa making a brief appearance).. ever since then my mom brings out Turkish delight at Christmas and it has become a sweet nostalgic tradition.
Yes, yes, yes! I am sooo incredibly thankful that you reacted to this movie and enjoyed it so much. This movie series is literally my all time favorite! I cannot wait to see you react to the other two!
The proffesor is digory kirke so he was the first person to go into Narnia thats why in the end he was like try me
I love this. And I love it even more because of the biblical connotations😊.
So glad my favourite reactors got to this ❤
Many people have noted the various similarities between the Chronicles of Narnia and Harry Potter, and J.K. Rowling herself has admitted that Narnia was one of her favorite series growing up. In fact, the personalities of the four Pevensie children map perfectly onto the four founders of Hogwarts. I realized that once I became a adult.
Peter - Gryffindor
Lucy Hufflepuff
Edmund Slytherin
Susan-Ravenclaw
That's one thing that let me feel right at home when I started reading Harry Potter .
Omg i just showed this epic movie to my friends who never watched. Perfect time. That final battle is gold.
I love your videos, it makes me feel like I'm watching a movie with friends hahahahaha
The first book of the Narnia series was "the magician's nephew" " the lion, the witch and the wardrobe" was book number 2.
finally after 1000 yrs you react ti this movieee...WADAFAAKKKKKKK been waiting for this for ages
This is one of my favorite movie trilogy witch I think is really underrated
I remember this movie coming on TV a lot and I loved it. William Moseley as Peter was ❤
Yes, this is not the first book chronologically, but it is the one that gives the best introduction into the world of Narnia. The other books assume you have read this one. Those deal with other things, like how the Professor knows Narnia and were this ever-burning gas lamp comes from.
And yes, it is a very close adaption. That said, battles have been mostly glanced over in older books.
Faun is the Ancient Roman word for Satyr.
so glad y’all put this on TH-cam! this was the first movie i EVER watched. it’s so nostalgic to me 🥹
Yes awesome thank you guys and thanks to your patrons
The mice that gnaws of the ropes are shot sepertely because Anna Popplewell (Susan) had fear of mice when it was filmed (though she admitted in the commentary for Prince Caspian that she almost got over it when that movie was shot, and were more willing to be filming with Reepicheep even though he's a CGI character).
The stone table sacrifice scene will forever remind me of The Passion of the Christ (2004).
i know this movie by heart, literally word by word. i’ve watched this so many times that i broke the dvd i had. when i was a child my grandma had a wardrobe very similar to the one in the movie and i used to hide inside and pretend to discover narnia. imo this never gets old, it’s always magical and beautiful as it was when i first watched it. i’m very happy u guys enjoyed it!! 🌟
My fav movie since I was a kid. Thanks for uploading on TH-cam too ❤️
Now you just playing with my emotions. Thank you for uploading!! Appreciate it.